Footwear exports from Vietnam to the UAE grew 55% annually in recent years. There has been a lot of shoes from Vietnam are sold in supermarkets, major commercial centres of the UAE, mainly of FDI, or through importers and international distributors. No more now Vietnam's footwear exports to the UAE directly.

The event attracted the participation of representatives from Ministry of Trade, The US Chamber of Commercial and Trade, The Vietnam Chamber of Commercial and Trade, famous footwear brands in the world such as Nike, Adidas, etc..., and senior management of over 200 enterprises producing export shoes and materials which used in Vietnam.

Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre (STC) is Hong Kong’s first independent, not-for-profit testing, inspection and certification organization. Since its establishment in 1963, it has served industries with impartiality, reliability and professionalism. Today, it is a global organization. (www.stc-group.org)

On 20 November 2013, two representatives from Vegotex and Orchesta – the footwear distributors from Netherlands had a visit to LEFASO to look for a cooperation opportunity with Vietnamese footwear manufacturers.

In the last two days, the 7th and 8th October, the Chairman of Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association – Mr. Nguyen Duc Thuan has led the Vietnam Delegation to attent the 32th Conference of Iternational Footwear Association (CIFA) in Tokyo, Japan.

In the framework of 2013 National Trade Promotion Program, Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO Vietnam) gave assistance for Vietnam leather and footwear enterprises in registering for taking part in WSA Fair in Las Vegas – U.S with the total registered areas of 63 square meter in the period from 18 to 21 August, 2013.

The shoes designed by Duong Ngoc Lan Chi from Anlac Footwear Joint Stock Co (Alsimex) beat 180 others to win the first prize in the 5th International Footwear Design Competition.
They were among 14 pairs of shoes from nine local designers picked by Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso) for the contest early this year.